Pew Research Center Staff

Only a third of the public says they would be less likely to vote for a candidate who is homosexual.

A substantial majority of Americans (68%) say it would not matter to them if a presidential candidate is Mormon.

Across party lines, most voters say they would be less likely to vote for a presidential candidate who had never before held elective office.

Nearly six-in-ten Republicans say they would be less likely to support a candidate who had had an extra-marital affair

Public opinion is divided about how the Supreme Court should interpret the Constitution.

The American public is divided on whether the U.S. should "mind its own business" internationally.

Far more Americans say wars in Iraq and Afghanistan contributed to the national debt than say the same about government spending or tax cuts.

The Turkish public is split on whether its country’s future lies with the Middle East or Europe.

A majority of adults ages 65 and older oppose changing Medicare into a program that would provide credits toward purchasing private health insurance.

A majority of the Japanese public says the U.S. provided a great deal of assistance in the aftermath of this spring’s earthquake and tsunami. Far fewer say the EU, UN or China provided such assistance.